Kjell Carlström (born 18 October 1976) is a Finnish former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2011. He won the Finnish national road race title in 2000, 2004 and 2011. He raced in the Tour de France in 2005, 2006 and 2007. His best performance in the Tour de France was a second place stage finish on stage 8 in the 2006 race. In December 2011 he announced his retirement after his contract with Team Sky was not renewed and he was unable to find a new team. Starting in 2013, he became one of the directeurs sportifs at . After the team disbanded, he moved to a similar position at , where he presently works as the team's general manager. Major results 2003 1st Stage 7 Tour of Queensland 2004 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Overall UNIQA Classic 1st Stage 2 2005 1st Stage 3 UNIQA Classic 2007 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2008 1st Stage 3 Paris–Nice 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 3rd Klasika Primavera 2009 1st Road race, National Road Championships 2010 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2011 1st Road race, National Road Championships References External links Profile at Team Sky official website Profile at Liquigas official website 1976 births Living people Finnish male cyclists Swedish-speaking Finns People from Porvoo Sportspeople from Uusimaa Directeur sportifs